Chapter 0216

Chapter 0216

Ella POV

I answered the phone as I walked through the upper levels of the shopping center. Alexander’s warm voice

greeted me, and my mind drifted for a moment to the first day we officially met. It had been in his office building,

on the day this very shopping center opened.

Back then, Alexander had no reason to trust me. He didn’t truly know who I was, yet he had agreed to the terms of my offer–to help me get revenge against David.

In exchange, I would help him achieve his ultimate goal: becoming king. So much had changed since that day, and yet that was still what tied us together. That, and the contract Alexander had drawn up.

The contract guaranteed his loyalty to me for the duration of our “relationship.” It was an odd thing to promise someone you weren’t actually involved with, but I understood why he’d done it.

Alexander was determined to protect me from any potential scandals that might tarnish my reputation. It had been a thoughtful gesture to calm my fears, yet every time I thought about it now, I couldn’t help but feel… uncomfortable.

pulled me back to the present. “Can you hear

I answered quickly. “I was just

a lot to think about right now. In just a few more days, we’re going to

I said, feeling a little awkward. “What

background of the call. There was another voice responding to him, but

I’d spent enough time at the office now

tone. “There’s one last detail

is?” I asked, surprised. “I thought we’d taken care

interrupted. “We haven’t

thoughtless?” I said, shaking my head in disbelief.

for us. That is, if you’re available to

it’ll be good for us to see each other

voice carrying a hint of

could still hear voices in the background, but I couldn’t make out any words. August sounded annoyed, though. I

with the DJ to go over the music detail one more time. You’ve already arranged for the string quartet to

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